 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 34 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, February 27, 2009 | 47th Day - 2009 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2009.
HB 1754-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Goodman, Kagi, Roberts, Priest, Dunshee, Sullivan, Appleton, Green, Kenney, Morrell, Nelson, and Ormsby)
Concerning continuity of child care.
Declares an intent to direct the development for a plan to reform components of Washington's subsidized child care system in order to implement a system of subsidized child care that promotes continuity of care for children and that is aligned with the state's philosophy and goals regarding early learning and school-age programs, is affordable for parents needing financial assistance, and is uncomplicated and predictable for providers.Requires the department of early learning, jointly with the economic services administration of the department of social and health services, to collaborate with stakeholders from early learning and school-age programs serving families receiving working connections child care subsidies and prepare a plan to implement the policies in the act for administering the working connections child care program.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1769-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, White, Dammeier, Clibborn, Nelson, Liias, Carlyle, Eddy, Upthegrove, Green, Chase, Seaquist, Miloscia, Kagi, Roberts, Kenney, and Morrell)
Concerning housing assistance in dependency matters.
Provides that a court's authority to order housing services or assistance is limited to cases in which housing services or assistance would likely work to prevent the need for or shorten the length of stay in an out-of-home placement.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
| Feb 25 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1782-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Roberts, Walsh, Dickerson, Darneille, Kagi, and Nelson)
Concerning parent participation in dependency matters.
Adds language to the notice to parents regarding shelter care hearings and the child dependency process.Requires the department of social and health services, after entry of a dispositional order pursuant to RCW 13.34.130 ordering placement of a child in out-of-home care, to continue to encourage the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child to engage in services and maintain contact with the child, which shall be accomplished by attaching a standard notice to the services and safety plan to be provided in advance of hearings.Requires the court, in determining placement, to weigh the child's length of stay and attachment to the current provider in determining what is in the best interest of the child.Permits the dependency court to consider a parent's failure to have contact with a child for fifteen consecutive months when the court is analyzing whether aggravated circumstances exist.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1786-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Campbell, Hunt, Hasegawa, Dunshee, Conway, Sullivan, Van De Wege, Chase, and Wood)
Defining independent contractor for purposes of prevailing wage.
Defines "independent contractor" for purposes of prevailing wage.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1812-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Newhouse, Conway, Chandler, Moeller, and Sullivan)
Concerning wine labels.
Regulates information on wine labels.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1854-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris and Chase)
Modifying provisions of the greenhouse gas emissions standards under chapter 80.80 RCW.
Revises provisions of the greenhouse gas emissions performance standards under chapter 80.80 RCW (greenhouse gases emissions--baseload electric generation performance standard).
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1856-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Pedersen, Flannigan, Roberts, Kirby, Nelson, Ormsby, Carlyle, Green, Moeller, Springer, Williams, Appleton, Goodman, Kelley, Maxwell, Rodne, Driscoll, Kenney, Santos, O'Brien, Darneille, and Morrell)
Providing certain procedures for tenants who are victims of sexual assault, unlawful harassment, and stalking.
Authorizes a tenant, if a tenant or a household member is a victim of sexual assault, stalking, or unlawful harassment by a landlord, to: (1) Terminate the rental agreement and quit the premises without further obligation under the rental agreement or under chapter 59.12 RCW (forcible entry and forcible and unlawful detainer) prior to making a copy of a valid order for protection or a written record of a report signed by a qualified third party available to the landlord, if certain conditions are met; and(2) Change or add locks to the tenant's dwelling unit at the tenant's expense.Prohibits a tenant from changing any locks to common areas and requires the tenant to make keys for new locks available to other household members.Requires a tenant, upon vacating the dwelling unit, to deliver the key and all copies of the key to the landlord by mail or personal delivery by a third party.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1882-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Hunter, and Kenney; by request of Department of Revenue)
Providing a property tax exemption for real and personal property leased to public hospitals established under chapter 36.62 RCW.
Provides a property tax exemption for real and personal property leased to and used by a public hospital for hospital purposes established under chapter 36.62 RCW.Provides that the act applies both prospectively and retroactively beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2002 and thereafter.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1885-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Blake, Warnick, Takko, Ormsby, and Liias)
Regarding the feeding of wildlife.
Declares an intent to protect wildlife from becoming habituated to humans and to protect the public against the serious health and safety risk posed by wildlife that are drawn into contact with humans and related infrastructure by individuals who intentionally feed wildlife.Prohibits a person from placing, depositing, distributing, or scattering grain, hay, or other food so as to intentionally constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement for potentially habituated wildlife not lawfully held in captivity.Prohibits an individual from being issued a warning or a natural resources infraction under section 2 of the act for feeding elk in the Mt. St. Helens elk herd management area, as identified in the Washington state elk herd plan prepared by the department in May 2006, until July 31, 2019.Penalizes a person who intentionally feeds potentially habituated wildlife in violation of a written warning under section 2 of the act.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1889-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Priest, Ormsby, Santos, and Simpson)
Regarding paraeducator tutor certification.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Adopt rules establishing voluntary paraeducator tutor certification; and(2) Develop a proposal to provide incentives for individuals to pursue paraeducator tutor certification.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Education Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1898-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Warnick, and Pearson)
Setting priorities for higher education capital projects.
Requires the office of financial management to convene a group by August 15th of each even-numbered year to rank higher education capital projects in priority order in a single list to be submitted to the legislature for the ensuing biennium.Requires the priorities set by the group to consider policies for the state's higher education system to achieve growth and manage existing assets in a responsible manner, biennial budget projections for capital expenditures, and biennial budget projections for student full-time equivalent growth.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1919-S
by House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Goodman, Pedersen, Rodne, Roberts, Hinkle, Dickerson, Moeller, Santos, and Wood)
Operating and administering a drug court program.
Allows up to ten percent of the funds provided to counties from the criminal justice treatment account to be used for the operation and administration of drug court programs, in addition to the use of such funds for treatment and support services for offenders.Removes the requirement of matching funds for state moneys provided to counties for drug court programs where the money is authorized for administration and operation of the drug court programs.Expires the authorization of money allocated from the account to operation and administration of drug court programs on June 30, 2013.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1935-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Walsh, Cody, Orwall, Kenney, Bailey, Miloscia, Green, Kelley, and Williams)
Concerning adult family homes.
Requires the department of social and health services to establish a specialty license to include geriatric specialty certification for providers who have successfully completed the University of Washington school of nursing certified geriatric certification program and testing.Changes the process for setting the licensing fee and processing fee in regard to adult family homes.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1938-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Angel, Walsh, Dunshee, Pettigrew, Green, Goodman, Haler, and Kenney)
Concerning postadoption contact with siblings.
Declares an intent to promote a greater focus, in permanency planning and adoption proceedings, on the interests of siblings separated by adoptive placements and to encourage the inclusion in adoption agreements of provisions to support ongoing postadoption contact between siblings.Directs the court, in reviewing and approving an agreement under RCW 26.33.295 for the adoption of a child from foster care, or whenever the permanency plan for a child is adoption, to encourage the prospective adoptive parents, birth parents, foster parents, kinship caregivers, and the department of social and health services or other supervising agency to seriously consider the long-term benefits to the child adoptee and his or her siblings of providing for and facilitating continuing postadoption contact between the siblings.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 23 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
| Feb 25 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1944-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Sullivan, Haigh, Carlyle, Quall, Kenney, and Ormsby)
Regarding the development and field testing of a statewide kindergarten assessment process.
Directs the early learning advisory council, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to convene a work group to develop and field test a statewide kindergarten assessment process to: (1) Provide parents and teachers with information about a child's knowledge, skills, and abilities upon entering kindergarten in order to inform instruction for the child;(2) Facilitate communication with parents about what children are learning and to empower parents to assist their children; and(3) Provide feedback to early learning programs to enable continuous improvement, support transitions, and improve alignment between early learning programs and kindergarten classrooms.Requires the kindergarten assessment process to be field-tested in selected schools and districts during the 2010-11 school year.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to encourage all school districts to implement the statewide kindergarten assessment process beginning in the 2011-12 school year.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Education Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1954-S
by House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representative Dickerson)
Sealing juvenile records under certain conditions.
Requires records of certain deferred disposition cases vacated to be automatically sealed upon a juvenile's eighteenth birthday provided the juvenile does not have any charges pending at that time.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 1957-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Jacks, Warnick, and Van De Wege)
Identifying qualified applicants and procedures within the Washington wildlife and recreation program.
Identifies qualified applicants and procedures within the Washington wildlife and recreation program.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1971-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Carlyle, Eddy, Priest, Maxwell, Ericks, and Sullivan)
Authorizing certain school districts and educational service districts to designate a district treasurer.
Authorizes the board of directors of a school district and the board of directors of an educational service district to designate by resolution an employee of the district or some other person having experience in financial or fiscal matters to act as the district treasurer, including an employee of another school district or an educational service district through an interlocal agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1984-S
by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Finn, Armstrong, Upthegrove, and Wood)
Authorizing the use of a safe alternative refrigerant in motor vehicle air conditioning equipment.
Authorizes the use of a safe alternative refrigerant in motor vehicle air conditioning equipment.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | EPAR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive session in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 4:00 PM. | ||
HB 1994-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Finn and Chase)
Informing electric customers of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the customer's electricity consumption.
Requires each electric utility to disclose to its retail electric customers the annual carbon dioxide emission intensity of its total electricity supply and, for the purposes of comparison, the carbon dioxide emission intensity for all electric generation in the Pacific Northwest and in the western electricity interconnection, as geographically represented by the jurisdiction of the western electricity coordinating council or its successor.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1996-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong and Eddy)
Concerning the ability to locate underground facilities.
Provides that an underground facility owner who is required to subscribe to the one-number locator service and fails to do so is liable for all damages to the owner's underground facilities and for any other damages that occur as a result of proper notice of a scheduled excavation through the one-number locator service.Penalizes an owner of an underground facility located within a one-number locator service area that does not subscribe to the one-number locator service.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2003-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Sullivan, Quall, Priest, and Maxwell; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Changing professional educator standards board provisions.
Changes composition of the professional educator standards board and its duties.Authorizes the professional educator standards board to create informal advisory groups as needed to inform the board's work.Removes statutory provisions that allow a right of appeal to the professional educator standards board following certificate revocation.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Education Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
HB 2010-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee and Nelson)
Concerning state funding for local projects.
Declares that it is the intent of the legislature that state funded capital projects create a net gain in economic activity, limit land use patterns that contribute to the production of greenhouse gases, and result in certain benefits to communities and the business environment.Requires the public works board, in awarding loans, to consider whether the local government has adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that at least include policies consistent with certain requirements.Requires the community economic revitalization board to: (1) In awarding loans and grants, consider whether the applicant has adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that at least include policies consistent with certain requirements; and(2) As part of the approval process, consider whether the sponsoring local government has adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that at least include policies consistent with certain requirements.Requires the transportation improvement board, under certain conditions, to consider the land use implications of a project, such as whether the programs and projects are located in jurisdictions that have adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that at least include policies consistent with certain requirements.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2016-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Flannigan, Appleton, Hurst, Miloscia, and Hunt)
Concerning campaign contribution and disclosure laws.
Modifies and reorganizes campaign contribution and disclosure laws.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HJM 4016
by Representatives Klippert and Warnick
Supporting medical pregnancy resource centers.
Supports medical pregnancy resource centers.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
SB 5285-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Hargrove, Kauffman, and Stevens)
Revising procedures for appointment of guardians ad litem.
Revises procedures for appointment of guardians ad litem.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5301-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Parlette)
Concerning permissible uses of moneys collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.
Addresses the permissible use of money that is collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.Expires July 1, 2014.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5343-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Carrell, and Kline)
Exempting specified persons from restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents.
Exempts certified public accountants and enrolled agents from the restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents for certain purposes.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5360-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Franklin, Murray, Brown, Ranker, Fraser, Parlette, and Kohl-Welles)
Establishing a community health care collaborative grant program.
Establishes the community health care collaborative grant program to further the efforts of community-based coalitions to increase access to appropriate, affordable health care for Washington residents, particularly employed low-income persons and children in school who are uninsured and underinsured.Directs the Washington state health care authority to: (1) Provide administrative support for the program; and(2) Endeavor to disburse community health care collaborative grant funds throughout the state, supporting collaborative initiatives of differing sizes and scales, serving at-risk populations.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5377-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, McCaslin, Kastama, Fairley, Swecker, and Marr)
Concerning funding for infrastructure that supports dense, affordable development in transit-oriented areas.
Creates the residential infrastructure program in the department of community, trade, and economic development to provide loans to eligible jurisdictions and grants to nonprofit organizations for public infrastructure that supports increased capacity for dense, affordable residential development in transit-proximate areas.Authorizes the department of community, trade, and economic development to provide direct loans to eligible jurisdictions for projects meeting certain requirements or to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for projects meeting certain requirements. Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to: (1) Determine each year the total amount of funding available in loans and grants and each county's share based on the percentage of statewide real estate excise tax collections that came from the county, and establish the total amount of financial assistance to be appropriated to eligible jurisdiction and nonprofit organization applicants in each county;(2) Announce to all known interested parties, and through major media throughout the state, a competitive application period for each county of at least ninety days' duration; and(3) Establish a competitive process for loan and grant awards within each county and review and prioritize proposals in consultation with the public works board and the transportation improvement board or designees selected by those boards to represent them, as well as county government.Creates the residential infrastructure account.Directs the state treasurer to transfer the excess real estate excise tax growth amount from the general fund to the residential infrastructure account and the public facilities construction loan revolving account.Requires the director of the office of financial management to notify: (1) The state treasurer of the amount to be transferred to the residential infrastructure account and the public facilities construction loan revolving account; and(2) The department of community, trade, and economic development of the county by county breakdown of real estate excise tax collections.Modifies distribution of the excise tax upon each sale of real property.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5391-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Haugen, Fairley, Roach, and Pflug)
Regulating body art, body piercing, and tattooing practitioners, shops, and businesses.
Creates the Washington body art, body piercing, and tattooing act.Finds and declares that the practices of body piercing, tattooing, and other forms of body art involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles, single-use disposable sharps, reusable sharps, instruments, and jewelry. These practices may be dangerous when improper sterilization techniques are used, presenting a risk of infecting the client with bloodborne pathogens including, but not limited to, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. It is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements in the commercial practice of these activities in this state.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5421-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Jacobsen, Rockefeller, Swecker, Hargrove, Shin, and Marr)
Creating the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to create and administer a Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program. The program must facilitate continued and, to the maximum extent possible, improved recreational salmon and steelhead selective fishing opportunities on the Columbia river and its tributaries by supplementing the resources available to the department to carry out the scientific monitoring and evaluation, data collection, permitting, reporting, enforcement, and other activities necessary to provide such opportunities.Directs the department of fish and wildlife to administer the pilot stamp program in consultation with a Columbia river salmon and steelhead recreational anglers board.Creates the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program account.Expires June 30, 2016.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5446-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McDermott, Fairley, Franklin, Kline, Murray, Ranker, Tom, Shin, Regala, Hobbs, Kauffman, Pridemore, McAuliffe, Kastama, Hatfield, Oemig, Fraser, and Jacobsen)
Prohibiting certain employer communications about political or religious matters.
Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to attend a meeting, or listen to, respond to, or participate in any communication relating to political or religious matters.Requires an employer to post a notice of employee rights in a conspicuous place accessible to the employees at the employer's place of business.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5479-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)
Concerning the jurisdiction of adult and juvenile courts to proceedings in which juveniles are charged with crimes.
Addresses adult and juvenile courts' jurisdiction in regard to proceedings in which juveniles are charged with crimes.
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5491-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Zarelli, and Becker)
Requiring school districts or educational service districts to purchase employee health insurance coverage through the state health care authority.
Provides that any contract for employee benefits between a school district and a bargaining unit is null and void unless basic benefits are provided through plans administered by the Washington state health care authority.Requires a school district or educational service district to purchase basic benefits as defined in section 1 of the act for employees and dependents through the state health care authority, except that the coverage may be purchased through other parties if required by any collective bargaining agreement signed before the effective date of the act.Requires the state health care authority to explore opportunities to change the start of the benefit year to September to accommodate the September 1, 2011, merger of school districts and educational service districts.Authorizes school districts and educational service districts to: (1) Contractually agree with the state health care authority to benefits eligibility criteria which differs from that determined by the public employees' benefits board; and(2) Collect additional contributions from part-time employees not to exceed the cost of the benefits provided to these employees.
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5495-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, McCaslin, and Marr)
Providing limitations on rental housing inspections.
Prohibits a local government from instituting licensing or inspection programs that require a landlord to engage or hire a third party to conduct inspections or searches of dwelling units and common areas under RCW 59.18.150 and from assessing the landlord or owner for the cost of an inspection by a local building official under RCW 59.18.150.Expires June 30, 2010.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5506-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield, Delvin, McAuliffe, Fairley, King, Kastama, Shin, Murray, Hobbs, and Jacobsen)
Concerning child care providers.
Requires the department of social and health services, beginning with the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, and in every fiscal biennium thereafter, to adjust the child care subsidy to make it equal to or greater than seventy-five percent of the actual charges of providing child care in a child care center.Requires child care centers to: (1) Respond to any reporting requirements adopted by the department of social and health services or the department of early learning, including requirements on reporting attendance or absences of children in their centers; and(2) Distribute age-appropriate educational and parenting information provided by licensors, local resource centers, school districts, and other organizations to parents who bring their children to that child care center.Directs the Washington basic health plan administrator to reserve ten percent of enrollment slots for child care providers working at child care centers that are licensed by the state under RCW 74.15.030 and have at least one child care slot filled by a child for whom it receives a subsidy.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5510-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Swecker, and Shin)
Regarding notification in dependency matters.
Modifies notification requirements regarding temporary custody under the supervision of child protective services.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5528-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Making technical nonsubstantive corrections to the initial point of contact program established in chapter 496, Laws of 2007.
Makes technical nonsubstantive corrections to the initial point of contact program established in chapter 496, Laws of 2007 relating to dissolution proceedings and legal separation.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5531-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kauffman, Kline, Oemig, Pridemore, Tom, and Franklin)
Modifying provisions relating to consumer protection act violations.
Authorizes the district and superior courts to award up to fifty-five thousand dollars in damages in a lawsuit for a violation of the consumer protection act.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5545-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Kastama, Jacobsen, and Shin)
Authorizing a local sales and use tax for parks and recreation, trails, and open space allocation.
Authorizes a local retail sales and use tax for parks and recreation, trails, and open space allocation.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5550-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Kastama, Franklin, Kauffman, and Fraser)
Requiring a minimum of eighteen months' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.
Requires a minimum of eighteen months' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities unless certain circumstances exist.Requires a tenant who sells a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park to provide the buyer with a copy of any closure notice provided by a landlord at least seven days in advance of the intended sale and transfer.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5577-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Jarrett, Rockefeller, Hargrove, and Regala)
Concerning standard forms for dependency matters.
Requires the administrative office of the courts to: (1) Develop standard court forms and format rules for mandatory use by parties in dependency matters commenced under chapter 13.34 RCW (juvenile court act) or chapter 26.44 RCW (abuse of children); and(2) Distribute a master copy of the mandatory forms to all county court clerks.Requires the administrative office of the courts and county clerks, upon request, to distribute the forms to the public.Authorizes the office and the county clerks to charge for the cost of production and distribution of the forms.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5595-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, King, Marr, Honeyford, and Kohl-Welles)
Addressing the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of franchises between new motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.
Addresses termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of franchises between new motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5612-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning medical support obligations.
Modifies provisions relating to providing health insurance coverage or cash medical support in a child support order.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5633-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Haugen, and Stevens)
Concerning amusement parks.
Modifies requirements of an owner or operator of an amusement ride or structure.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5639-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Brandland, Marr, Sheldon, Regala, Stevens, Shin, Kilmer, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, and Tom; by request of Attorney General)
Concerning vulnerable adults.
Adds additional time to the standard sentence range for felony crimes committed after July 1, 2009, if the victim was a vulnerable adult as defined in RCW 74.34.020, at the time of the offense.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5700-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Carrell, Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Tom, and Shin; by request of Department of Corrections)
Establishing search and arrest authority provisions of offenders by department of corrections personnel.
Provides that, for the safety and security of department of corrections' staff, an offender may be required to submit to pat searches or other limited security searches by community corrections officers, correctional officers, and other agency approved staff, without reasonable cause, when present on department premises.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5701-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Carrell, Brandland, Stevens, and Tom; by request of Department of Corrections)
Concerning jail certification from a correctional agency that calculates earned release time.
Authorizes the department of corrections to approve a jail certification from a correctional agency that calculates earned release time based on the actual amount of confinement time served by the offender before sentencing when an erroneous calculation of confinement time served by the offender before sentencing appears on the judgment and sentence.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5703-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Carrell, Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Shin, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Corrections)
Including domestic violence court order violations to the list of offenses eligible for notification.
Expands the department of corrections' victim and witness notification program to include notification regarding offenders convicted of violating a protection or no-contact order issued in certain cases.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5708-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Franklin, and Kline)
Authorizing usage-based rating factors for motor vehicle insurance.
Requires an insurer, before selling usage-based insurance, to file the usage-based insurance with the insurance commissioner and obtain the commissioner's approval.Defines "usage-based insurance."
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5718-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Stevens, Holmquist, Hobbs, Carrell, and Hatfield; by request of Attorney General)
Concerning the commitment of sexually violent predators.
Addresses the commitment of sexually violent predators.Provides that the act applies to all persons currently committed or awaiting commitment under chapter 71.09 RCW (sexually violent predators) either on, before, or after the effective date of the act, whether confined in a secure facility or on conditional release.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5738-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators King, McAuliffe, Holmquist, Swecker, Oemig, Haugen, Kauffman, Honeyford, and Tom)
Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to review annual school district compliance reports.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Within existing resources, review all annual compliance reports required of school districts;(2) Make recommendations about which reports should be discontinued, integrated into the longitudinal student data system established in RCW 28A.300.500, or maintained in their current form; and(3) Recommend which federal reporting requirements may be used to meet state reporting requirements in order to avoid duplication of reports.Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction to reconvene the work group used to assist in conducting the feasibility study in chapter 401, Laws of 2007.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5742-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, McCaslin, Hobbs, Schoesler, and Hatfield)
Concerning crime-free rental housing.
Authorizes a city, town, or county to: (1) Adopt and implement a local government crime-free rental housing program designed to reduce crime, drugs, and gangs on rental properties; and(2) Waive all or part of the cost of a landlord's business license or rental registration fee in exchange for participation in the program so long as the fee does not exceed the amount of a standard business license in the jurisdiction.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5746-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Modifying sentencing provisions for juveniles adjudicated of certain crimes.
Modifies sentencing provisions for juveniles adjudicated of certain crimes.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5758-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Kauffman, Murray, Regala, and Kohl-Welles)
Requiring notification of the duties and responsibilities of the department of social and health services to dependent children.
Requires the department of social and health services, within current funding levels, to place on the public web site maintained by the department a document listing the duties and responsibilities the department has to a child subject to a dependency petition.Requires the social worker assigned to the case, once a dependency is established under chapter 13.34 RCW (juvenile court act) to: (1) Provide the dependent child with a document containing certain information; and(2) Explain the content of the document to the child and direct the child to the department's web site for further information.Requires the court to ensure that a dependent child over the age of twelve, who is otherwise present in the courtroom, is aware of and understands the duties and responsibilities the department of social and health services has to a child subject to a dependency.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5775-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senator Keiser)
Concerning the eligibility of foreign medical school graduates for licensing as physician assistants.
Requires graduates of foreign medical schools to comply with the licensing requirements set out in chapter 18.71A RCW (physician assistants) and by the medical quality assurance commission in order to be licensed as physician assistants.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5777-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Murray and Parlette)
Concerning the Washington state insurance pool.
Revises eligibility requirements for the Washington state insurance pool.Requires the board of the Washington state health insurance pool to conduct a study of options for equitable, stable, and broad-based funding sources for the operation of the pool.Authorizes the board of the Washington state health insurance pool to solicit funds to conduct the study.Provides contingent effective dates.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5943-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Fairley, Regala, McAuliffe, Jarrett, Tom, Brandland, Kauffman, Kline, Delvin, and Shin)
Requiring performance-based contracts for the provision of child welfare services.
Establishes the child welfare transformation design committee as a mechanism to design, in collaboration with the department of social and health services, the transition to performance-based contracts in the delivery of child welfare services.Expires the committee on July 1, 2013.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6037-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Fairley and Pridemore; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Removing oversight of the department of licensing from specific businesses and professions.
Removes oversight of the department of licensing from specific businesses and professions, including employment agencies, whitewater river outfitters, sellers of travel, telemarketers, camp resorts, and auctioneers.
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
SB 6102
by Senator Jacobsen
Prohibiting the display of digital advertising signs on highways.
Prohibits a sign subject to chapter 47.42 RCW (highway advertising control act--scenic vistas act), or any other sign that is visible from a highway that is under the jurisdiction of the state, a county, or a city, from being constructed as, or converted, enhanced, improved, modified, modernized, or altered into, a digital advertising sign.Prohibits an official highway changeable message sign from being constructed as, or enhanced, upgraded, improved, modified, modernized, or altered into, a digital advertising sign for the purpose of displaying commercial messages in addition to official traffic operations or public safety messages.Prescribes penalties.Expires January 1, 2012.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6103
by Senator Prentice
Modifying the definition of gambling.
Revises the definition of "gambling" in chapter 9.46 RCW (gambling--1973 act).
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6104
by Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Office of Financial Management and Department of Personnel
Addressing state agency hours of operation.
Addresses state agency hours of operation.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6105
by Senators Oemig, Kastama, and Jarrett
Concerning transparency in state and local taxation.
Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Make publicly available an online searchable database of all taxes and tax rates in the state for each taxing district; and(2) Provide tax rate calculators on the searchable database to allow taxpayers to calculate their potential taxes.Requires each taxing district to report its tax rates to the department of revenue to facilitate the department's efforts in creating and maintaining the searchable database of each tax rate for all taxing districts in the state.Requires the database to be accessible by and from the state expenditure information web site created under RCW 44.48.150.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6106
by Senators Haugen and Swecker
Concerning collective bargaining for marine employees of the department of transportation.
Addresses collective bargaining for marine employees of the department of transportation.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |